ROVINJ, Croatia – Hannes Arch, who co-developed the new AV100 aviation headphones from Harman’s AKG, recently won the Red Bull Air Race in Rovinj, Croatia. Leading with 21 points, Arch claimed the rank 1 championship title within the Master Class of the race for the second time on April 13, 2014, adding to his previous victory in 2008.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Leonard Lucas of Atlantic Audio Limited headed up an audio project for a new sports facility at Westlake Girls High School here. Lucas turned to Robert Te’o of True Audio to design and install the system. The setup features a cluster of One Systems Direct Weather loudspeakers at the center of an all-weather canopy. The canopy covers more than 4,200 square yards of playing court surface for tennis and netball.
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LONDON — Karl Brazil, drummer of choice for Robbie Williams’ “Swings Both Ways” tour, will be using his Porter & Davies BC2 drum throne LF monitoring system as he plays to millions this summer. The 40-date European arena tour kicks off this week in Hungary and moves to Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the U.K., continuing in September across Australia.
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BEIJING — For CD Blues, a bar beneath the Ravioli Factory restaurant in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, Sennheiser China provided a K-array setup that includes KR402 on both sides of the stage, two flown KRM33 as front-fills, four KF12 as monitors speakers for the musicians and six Kobra KK50 on both sides of the back of the room for surround. Upstairs in the restaurant, there are eight compact Tornados around the room, supported by two Piccolo Subwoofers for the lower frequencies. The whole installation is managed by one Piccolo Amplifier. Sennheiser China distributes K-array gear in China.
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ISKANDAR Malaysia — CSA Marketing specified FBT and Mipro professional audio equipment for a shared lecture theatre in the Multi-Varsity Complex (MVC) of EduCity here. The FBT and Mipro products were supplied by Tashi Electronics Sdn Bhd and installed by M/s CSA Marketing, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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ULSAN, South Korea – Allen & Heath’s GLD digital mixing system, ME-1 personal monitor mixer and Qu-16 compact digital mixer were recently installed in a new building at Ulsan Galilee Church here. Director Joon-ho Choi of Daiyoung Sound selected the system based on its capability and flexibility to manage small or large events.
CALTANISSETTA, Italy – To optimize the sound within an Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses here, Exhibo installed a K-array KR402 system. Massimiliano De Angelis, Exhibo’s acoustic consultant, credited the system for “allowing us to bring down the reverberation time by more than 6 seconds of T60, in under 1.5 seconds at each point of the room, gallery and platea included, avoiding any acoustic phenomenon of regeneration reactive.”
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Skan PA supported the world tour for Icelandic band Sigur Rós with new d&b audiotechnik D80 amplifiers. Skan’s system technician for the tour, Tom Tunney, credited the gear for a noticeable enhancement of the band’s sound quality while keeping power draw to a minimum.
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HEYWOOD, U.K. – Wigwam Acoustics Ltd., which adopted the Midas XL48, is the first UK rental facility to offer the 8-channel microphone preamp within its rental stock. Wigwam, part of the SSE Audio Group, has also long relied upon other Midas/Klark Teknik gear. Pictured here is Alex Hadjigeorgiou, Wigwam’s resident digital specialist.
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SYDNEY – Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have been touring the world with the Harman Soundcraft Vi4 console. Having used a Soundcraft Vi6 on a previous tour with the band Plan B, FOH engineer John Delf chose the Vi4 primarily for its sound quality along with its good fit with the band’s other touring needs.
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SAN PIERO a SIEVE, Italy — K-array’s open house here April 2-3 gave the company a chance to showcase to products and build relationships with customers. The two-day event, organized by K-array and Exhibo, the brand’s distributor in Italy, included presentations by executives along with hands-on demos and a visit to Verona Arena, where the gear is installed.
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LONDON – Ed Furguson, sound manager for the London National Theatre, who also served as associate sound designer for the musical The Light Princess (pictured here), worked with Simon Baker to determine a piano microphone solution that would meet the needs of both the venue and the production. After extensive tests, they opted for Earthworks’ PM40 PianoMic.
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